Practice Makes Perfect: The End of SAT Prep
Acing the SAT starts with practicing test taking skills, and so the juniors have been diligently preparing. Juniors took their second SAT Diagnostic test this week, to determine what content […]
Acing the SAT starts with practicing test taking skills, and so the juniors have been diligently preparing. Juniors took their second SAT Diagnostic test this week, to determine what content […]
This morning, sophomore scholars began collecting information on their work or volunteer experience, skills, and extracurricular activities to develop resumes. During the afternoon they visited the computer lab to reviewed […]
As the senior cohorts Capstone exhibition date approaches, Nadia Williams and Anthony Bryant used the first hour of class to visit the Social Justice Hub on the 5th floor of […]
After another Saturday of SAT prep, the juniors participated in a portfolio review workshop. The reviewers consisted of artist and designers on different career paths such as multimedia designer, researcher […]
A regular day for the senior scholars means multi-tasking and planning ahead for success. This Saturday they reviewed their calendars and deadlines for their upcoming senior exhibition. Breaking up into […]
The Parsons Scholars Program is proud to launch the first yearly Alumni Artist Project Award! APPLY HERE! DESCRIPTION: The Alumni Artist Project Award is an opportunity for Parsons Scholars Alumni […]
Scholars attended the first Art Future NYC Youth Alliance summit on March 9th, organized by The Joan Mitchell Foundation Alumni Council, No Longer Empty Youth Action Council, and Brooklyn Museum […]
Junior’s received their SAT diagnostic test results, reviewed sections that were challenging, and began studying for improvement. They took their first rounds of SAT’s this month and have continued to […]
The senior cohort is preparing for their Capstone Exhibition happening May 4, 2019 at the Parsons School of Design, Social Justice Hub. They will be showcasing their own individual projects […]
Senior Capstone is underway and Scholars are creating individual projects and collective brands under the leadership of Nadia Williams and Anthony Bryant. Brand collectives consists of 2-3 Scholars with interests […]
The Juniors started their first session of SAT Prep with an all afternoon diagnostic test. While tests can be nerve wrecking, Scholars were reassured that practice exams are a good way to understand […]
Youth Advocates Darielle Harris and Nelson De Jesus Ubri, have welcomed sophomore Scholars into the program by introducing them to exhibits around NYC that highlight the voices of people of […]
This Spring semester we welcomed the 2021 Sophomore scholar cohort. New scholars participated in orientation and settled into their Foundation Drawing class with Yashua Klos and Foundation Design class with Jessica Cannon. They […]
This Saturday scholars, mentors, advocates, and alumni gathered to reconnect and celebrate at reunion 2018! They commemorated the end of the semester with laughter, food, and the release of the […]
Today was Open Studios for all Scholars! Scholars ended the semester celebrating and showcasing all of the artwork they created. During the afternoon, junior scholars met with visiting artist Akeema […]
This Saturday, Scholars met with Prashast Thapan an independent Game Developer, Artist, and Graphic Designer that has worked for MTV, Viceland, Chillin Island and more. Thapan grew up in New […]
This week Seniors continued finishing their college applications and took a break to attend the PLAYTECH event hosted by The School of Art, Media, and Technology (AMT) at Parsons in […]
Open Studios offers the greater Parsons community the opportunity to see the work created by the pre-college students, including our Scholars’ work. It’s a great way to celebrate and experience […]
Saturday, March 24, 2018, marked the 8th annual NYCoRE Conference held at James Baldwin High School in NYC. The New York Collective of Radical Educators is made up of public […]
On their last Saturday before their break, the Sophomore Scholars excitedly visited Camille Hoffman’s exhibit, Pieceable Kingdom, at the Museum of Arts and Design. Hoffman graduated from California College of […]
The Sophomores took a quick trip to the Center for Architecture to see the exhibit: Social Housing –New European Projects. “The exhibit revolves around transforming social housing in a way […]
The Junior Scholars met two of the four collaborators and co-founders of BUFU (By Us For Us), a collaborative living archive centered around (Pan)Black and (Pan)Asian cultural and political relationships. […]
On a trip to White Box Gallery in the Lower East Side/Chinatown, the Senior Capstone Class met with gallery founder and director, Juan Puntes, to view the current exhibition, Jizi: […]
We are excited to welcome a new cohort of 24 students into our program, the new Sophomore Scholars! They started their Foundation classes with a joint class to get […]
Senior Scholars One of the Senior’s biggest days was coming up. The next day was National Portfolio Day at the Javits Center and the seniors brought extraordinary works for their […]
Junior Scholars Today, the junior scholars had the opportunity to visit El Museo del Barrio. El Museo del Barrio is located Harlem and was made for the community to visit. […]
Senior Scholars This week focused on writing. Candace introduced the work of Venus X, who is a Latina DJ from Harlem. In the video that was shown, she explains her […]
Senior Scholars Today was a productive day for the seniors; right from the start they were already working on things they needed to do. The students were in the computer […]
After a day off last week for the holidays, the seniors were back on their game with preparing themselves for the future. The class started off with the Advocates asking […]
Francisco and Sophia introduced the class to something called “mind mapping” which the juniors will soon write their own artist statements. Mind mapping allows you to organize your thoughts about […]